Island Copper Butterfly
Tharsalea arota nubila
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Federal: Endangered, CA: Endangered
Island endemic, critically threatened
Iridescent copper butterfly with orange-red hindwings. Caterpillars depend on buckwheat; threatened species benefiting from native gardens.
Plants that support Island Copper Butterfly
1 plants
Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry
Ribes speciosum
shrub
larval host plant for endemic island populations
Bay Area native